Thursday, October 9, 2014

Kuala
Lumpur – The
Pacesetters Athletic Club announced AirAsia X as the Platinum Sponsor and
Official Airline of the INOV-8 Pacesetters 3030 Run 2014. AirAsia X will be
giving away 12 free return flights to 12 destinations in Asia and Australia with
a total value of RM35,760.00. The free flights are prizes for eight (8)
categories winner, four (4) lucky draw winners and two (2) online contest
winners. The free flights for categories winner will enable them to compete in
the international level by participating in the marathon events held at AirAsia
X’s destinations.

Wan Yew Leong, president of Pacesetters
Athletic Club said that “The participation of AirAsia X is timely and will
benefit our club since participating in overseas runs is part of the club’s promoted
activity. We look forward to working with AirAsia X in overseas run where
AirAsia X flies to”

PAC’s vision and aspiration is to be the leading
running club in the country and region. To achieve this, we will organise three
events that aim to be “best in class” in the region. The INOV-8 Pacesetters
3030 Run 2014 is the first of these three events. 2014 is the 30th anniversary
of the founding of the club and having a 30km run to celebrate this special
occasion would be really memorable. There are 10 marathons and several more
half marathons in Malaysia,
but there are no 30km events. This is a boutique event and provides an
opportunity for those wanting to test their readiness for the full marathon. For
seasoned marathon runners, this is a long run that is essential for their
marathon preparation”

INOV-8 Pacesetters 3030 Run 2014 is to be
flagged off at Padang Merbok. Runners will get to experience some of the finest
run routes in Kuala Lumpur, running through
leafy KennyHills and Sri Hartamas. They will be
well catered to, with 13, 8 and 3 drink stations on the 30km, 20km and 10km
routes respectively.

“Our club’s tagline, ‘Setting the Pace
Together’ will be printed on the finisher’s shirts. The INOV-8 Pacesetters 3030
Run originated from a 30km training run organized by runners for runners many
years ago. We hope this event will inspire other running clubs in the country
to have their own events in their towns. We have a vision of a circuit of runs
organized by runners for runners across the country. PAC will provide the lead in
co-ordinating a series of runs by running clubs in 2015.” concluded Wan.

AirAsia X Chief Executive Officer, Azran
Osman-Rani said, “Sports sponsorship has always been essential to AirAsia X as
it brings communities together and we are X-cited to be part of this event that
encourages Malaysian to recognize their potential in sports and run for a
healthier life. It is also our privilege to realize the dreams of deserving
winners of this run to go further and compete in other international running
events happening in AirAsia X’s destinations with the sponsored return
flights.”

This is our sixth 30km event and it is made
possible by title sponsor INOV-8 in partnership with event owner and organiser,
Pacesetters Athletic Club. Garmin is the official fitness watch, Running
Malaysia is the media partner and Nelson Franchise as bronze sponsor of the
event.

With all 8 categories opened for registration
since 16 July 2014, the event has garnered good response from runners. The
organisers targeted to get 3,000 runners over the 3 distances - 30km, 20km and
10km. The registration will close on 20 October 2014 or on reaching 3,000
entries.